tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post1003698664353942690..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Hold Me, NowHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-83037936000830602862008-03-14T21:14:00.000-04:002008-03-14T21:14:00.000-04:00I still want my mom when I'm sick.True story.:)I still want my mom when I'm sick.<BR/><BR/>True story.<BR/><BR/>:)the new girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947910641549198688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39722541509325733252008-03-13T13:27:00.000-04:002008-03-13T13:27:00.000-04:00How dare you make me cry. I hope WB is back to he...How dare you make me cry. I hope WB is back to her old self soon. In the meantime, hug her like crazy.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168915306406009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-73441674010618539742008-03-12T00:20:00.000-04:002008-03-12T00:20:00.000-04:00What Mom101 said. My daughter is sick tonight, too...What Mom101 said. <BR/><BR/>My daughter is sick tonight, too, and I am also guiltily enjoying the extra snuggles and cuddles because they are usually all too fleeting.<BR/><BR/>I hope she's feeling better soon.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-12712437739723617222008-03-11T19:05:00.000-04:002008-03-11T19:05:00.000-04:00Oh, fuckity fuck Catherine. That is just heinous i...Oh, fuckity fuck Catherine. That is just heinous in every way. I can only sell many good thoughts up yonder way and hope she makes a speedy, 110% recovery. I wish the same for her mama too. <BR/><BR/>Don't feel guilty. It's not like you're <I>keeping</I> her sick. Totally normal to feel great about being a good caretaker when the need arises.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-81150968573479260582008-03-11T15:58:00.000-04:002008-03-11T15:58:00.000-04:00NOT Strep. SO now we don't know what it is. But sh...NOT Strep. SO now we don't know what it is. But she's definitely improving. Thanks for all the good wishes. xoxoxHer Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33266554264392081722008-03-11T15:30:00.000-04:002008-03-11T15:30:00.000-04:00Gosh. I thought I was the only one with this guil...Gosh. I thought I was the only one with this guilty memory. Never described so beautifully but then that's what we expect from Her Very Great Writer. <BR/>I wouldn't feel guilty though. It's a moment with its own characteristics, sad, and soon, we hope, to be over. The hours in the rocking chair make it easier to bear - and what a gift to be the trusted one whose lap is the only place to be!Cynthia Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246114204964806957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53705926223693656642008-03-11T12:46:00.000-04:002008-03-11T12:46:00.000-04:00I know, I know. I once held my youngest for five ...I know, I know. I once held my youngest for five days. Literally -- he wouldn't leave my arms, wept pitifully. Those were sweaty, sweet times. I don't mind a kid on the couch, needing a popscile and a snuggle (even as I feel bad while they suffer!).Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45640922419308453412008-03-11T10:40:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:40:00.000-04:00Poor WB. Cordy has also been sick for the past few...Poor WB. Cordy has also been sick for the past few days, and I confess it's been nice to have her sit quietly, cuddled up with me, instead of her normal routine of running everywhere and getting into everything. The house has been cleaner.<BR/><BR/>But I'll still be glad when she's well again. Hope WB is back to her base jumping self again soon.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75684710087525954552008-03-11T10:39:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:39:00.000-04:00Sick babies are so heart wrenching. I hope WB is b...Sick babies are so heart wrenching. I hope WB is back to her old self real soon. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to you, I now have "Hold Me Now" by the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW0YLWWf2b8" REL="nofollow">Thompson Twins</A> stuck in my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44680585972040356552008-03-11T10:35:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:35:00.000-04:00I agree with your, oh so eloquent post. I still r...I agree with your, oh so eloquent post. I still remember the week my daughter had croup and afever of 104 for five days and all she wanted to do was sleep on my chest. She is 12 (almost 13) now but that memory is still so clear just as you described it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68107670980206606942008-03-11T10:03:00.000-04:002008-03-11T10:03:00.000-04:00I hope this sparks her memory of sitting and cuddl...I hope this sparks her memory of sitting and cuddling with mommy and continues to do it after her speedy recovery!Moments Of Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125803464469304079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87812425126796166102008-03-11T09:23:00.000-04:002008-03-11T09:23:00.000-04:00I am so sorry Wonderbaby is sick - my four have be...I am so sorry Wonderbaby is sick - my four have been sharing their crud, back and forth, since January - but, I totally understand you, here.<BR/><BR/>A mother's comfort is another child's misfortune.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, this week and I do hope that she's feeling better, soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88235589232279609942008-03-10T23:15:00.000-04:002008-03-10T23:15:00.000-04:00Strep is my nemesis. But I know the calm and peace...Strep is my nemesis. But I know the calm and peace of which you speak...and I know how it can be both wonderful and entirely unnerving.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87041838764093375362008-03-10T22:04:00.000-04:002008-03-10T22:04:00.000-04:00I have felt exactly the same way.I have felt exactly the same way.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40622902850508266692008-03-10T19:47:00.000-04:002008-03-10T19:47:00.000-04:00mine have always been little snugglers, to the poi...mine have always been little snugglers, to the point that sometimes I'm shocked that they're not attached to me permanently. I HATE when they're THAT sick, that they are doing nothing. It's scary, simply because it is so very wrong. I hope your little one feels better soon! And you too!Kyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496930376646300796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-24659426436767309372008-03-10T17:38:00.000-04:002008-03-10T17:38:00.000-04:00My heart goes out to you and Wonderbaby. There is ...My heart goes out to you and Wonderbaby. There is nothing more painful than your little one being in any form of pain. Hugs, kisses and snuggles are a remedy for you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35008693851347425502008-03-10T16:34:00.000-04:002008-03-10T16:34:00.000-04:00You described perfectly the early years of my girl...You described perfectly the early years of my girls' lives. -beautiful and touching. I hope Wonderbaby feels better soon. Mine are 12 & 14 and those times you are experiencing seem like yesterday for me.Nanci's Foibleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826380542640306749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-66958516550542156992008-03-10T13:55:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:55:00.000-04:00We all enjoy those nice, quiet times in some sneak...We all enjoy those nice, quiet times in some sneaking part of our heart when we can get them. I remember B&P posting about this last summer, I think , about loving the sickness for affording her those moments of being the solace in her arms. It is nice to get to baby your wee one again like that, if only for a short spell, as we hope it will be.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47340435192134104162008-03-10T13:45:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:45:00.000-04:00We all feel that guilt... but to be able to wrap o...We all feel that guilt... but to be able to wrap our arms around them for more then a few seconds, to bury our nose in their hair and smell that baby shampoo we refuse to give up because it's comforting to us, oh those are magic moments that keep us sane when they are sick.<BR/><BR/>I hope she gets to feeling better, but not before you get your fill Mama.MamaMichelsBabieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233906192952776105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-10015618712662748082008-03-10T12:18:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:18:00.000-04:00You didn't make WB sick, and other than take care ...You didn't make WB sick, and other than take care of her they way you've been doing, there's nothing else you CAN do. So enjoy the quiet and the cuddles (and in my case, the absolute peace and freedom of having a child stuck on the couch for 4 days, woot!) guilt free. Here's hoping she'll be better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-4587965989968093582008-03-10T11:59:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:59:00.000-04:00I hope that sweet girl feels better soon. But for ...I hope that sweet girl feels better soon. But for the sake of cuddles, I'm going to hope for not too soon. If you catch my drift?<BR/><BR/>We never want to wish for our kids to be sick but nothing feels better than to be so needed by those we love the most.Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89795798643313921662008-03-10T11:24:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:24:00.000-04:00Poor Wonderbaby. I hope she's feeling better soon....Poor Wonderbaby. I hope she's feeling better soon.<BR/><BR/>We, too, had a rough February. But I will admit...there were moments when the baby would let me cuddle with him that I really soaked in all that cuddling.josetteplank.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790825543155685363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78899741824177254522008-03-10T11:15:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:15:00.000-04:00get better soon wonderbaby.and enjoy those Quiet c...get better soon wonderbaby.and enjoy those Quiet cuddles while they last.its sad to see them so tired and lethargic....but it will be so wonderful when she gets the spark back in her eyes...LAVANDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-24896870796083674622008-03-10T10:16:00.000-04:002008-03-10T10:16:00.000-04:00get well soon, wonderbaby!our latest round of ear ...get well soon, wonderbaby!<BR/><BR/>our latest round of ear infections brought the need to be held, a true rarity in this household. i cherish it and loathe it at the same time. if only the cuddles and rocking were under different circumstances...<BR/><BR/>*sigh*Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172318473717634353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88648276855405922222008-03-10T10:14:00.000-04:002008-03-10T10:14:00.000-04:00yes, we all know this feeling. we get to be Real ...yes, we all know this feeling. we get to be Real Mothers, don't we. Tending to our young, and holding them closely until they fall asleep. No wriggling away, no demanding to be entertained, just docile and needing.<BR/><BR/>Our base maternal instinct (lest we be concerned we don't really have it) kicks right in.gingajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356643079413822527noreply@blogger.com